Tennessee Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2019

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, there were 1,141,415 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Tennessee and they represented 16.71% of the total population of Tennessee in 2019. Shelby County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (503,705), followed by Davidson County (186,454), and Hamilton County (69,788). On the other hand, Pickett County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (14), followed by Hancock County (35), and Van Buren County (43).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Shelby County had the highest percentage (53.75%), followed by Haywood County (50.34%), and Hardeman County (41.89%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Tennessee Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2019
Tennessee Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2019
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Anderson 3033 3.94
Bedford 3782 7.61
Benton 402 2.48
Bledsoe 1125 7.46
Blount 3873 2.9
Bradley 5251 4.85
Campbell 168 0.42
Cannon 233 1.6
Carroll 2749 9.92
Carter 886 1.57
Cheatham 817 2
Chester 1588 9.18
Claiborne 344 1.08
Clay 117 1.54
Cocke 727 2.02
Coffee 2071 3.65
Crockett 1918 13.52
Cumberland 370 0.61
Davidson 186454 26.91
Decatur 334 2.88
DeKalb 285 1.4
Dickson 2103 3.91
Dyer 5335 14.37
Fayette 11202 27.29
Fentress 78 0.42
Franklin 2135 5.05
Gibson 8774 17.86
Giles 2967 10.06
Grainger 182 0.78
Greene 1445 2.09
Grundy 85 0.63
Hamblen 2443 3.77
Hamilton 69788 18.98
Hancock 35 0.53
Hardeman 10493 41.89
Hardin 832 3.25
Hawkins 801 1.41
Haywood 8680 50.34
Henderson 2134 7.61
Henry 2416 7.48
Hickman 1223 4.86
Houston 234 2.85
Humphreys 471 2.53
Jackson 72 0.61
Jefferson 1022 1.87
Johnson 387 2.18
Knox 40772 8.67
Lake 1940 27.68
Lauderdale 8877 34.67
Lawrence 754 1.71
Lewis 241 1.97
Lincoln 2315 6.72
Loudon 701 1.3
McMinn 1990 3.7
McNairy 1538 5.99
Macon 241 0.98
Madison 36668 37.4
Marion 1126 3.9
Marshall 2128 6.17
Maury 11315 11.69
Meigs 185 1.5
Monroe 888 1.9
Montgomery 42673 20.34
Moore 150 2.33
Morgan 785 3.67
Obion 3182 10.52
Overton 141 0.63
Perry 189 2.34
Pickett 14 0.28
Polk 114 0.68
Putnam 1725 2.16
Rhea 655 1.97
Roane 1437 2.69
Robertson 5361 7.48
Rutherford 52526 15.82
Scott 56 0.25
Sequatchie 87 0.58
Sevier 1123 1.14
Shelby 503705 53.75
Smith 433 2.15
Stewart 241 1.76
Sullivan 3510 2.22
Sumner 15333 8.01
Tipton 11283 18.28
Trousdale 1261 11.18
Unicoi 66 0.37
Union 94 0.47
Van Buren 43 0.73
Warren 1340 3.25
Washington 5528 4.26
Wayne 1109 6.66
Weakley 2484 7.47
White 474 1.73
Williamson 10263 4.3
Wilson 10487 7.26